Associate Creative Director POST NUMBER: 459346

Vaco has partnered with a client downtown Indianapolis to hire an Associate Creative Director to define and execute its visual identity across all touchpoints. In this role, you'll translate brand strategy into compelling design, lead creative campaigns, and ensure consistency and impact across TV/video, print, digital, social, in-store, and experiential channels.

Location: Office is located downtown Indianapolis, IN. This is a hybrid position, with two days of in office work.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the brand’s visual identity and guidelines.
• Conceptualize and marketing campaigns from idea to execution.
• Design marketing assets across all channels (digital, social, print, video, experiential).
• Collaborate with marketing and leadership to align creative with strategy.
• Stay on top of trends to keep the brand relevant and distinctive.
• Ensure all visuals meet high standards of design quality and consistency.

Qualifications

• 7 years in design, art direction, marketing or creative leadership.

• Strong portfolio showcasing brand identity, campaigns, multi-channel design, video ads, graphic design, logos, etc.
• Experience creating consumer-centric marketing strategies
• Strong leadership skills and proven experience making creative decisions for a brand
• Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop) or Figma; motion/UX tools a plus.
• Solid understanding of design principles (typography, color, composition).
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines effectively.
• Strong conceptual thinking and attention to detail.
• Collaborative, but able to lead creative direction independently.

Why You’ll Love This Role

• Lead and shape the brand’s visual identity.
• Work in a culture that values creativity, exploration, and quality craft.
• High visibility role with real impact on brand perception and connection.

Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.

EEO Notice

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Pay Transparency Notice

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

• the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
• licensure and certification requirements;
• office location and other geographic considerations;
• other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.